ProjectFearlessness<p>"Today, Georgia marks the 36th anniversary of the April 9, 1989 massacre of pro-independence demonstrators in Tbilisi by the Soviet Army, in which 21 people were killed and hundreds injured by poison gas used by Soviet troops. Most of the victims were women beaten to death by the troops with spades. Up to 4,000 people were injured.</p><p>Protestors are guarding the memorial in Tbilisi to ensure that no member of the ruling Georgian Dream government is allowed to attend or lay flowers."</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GeorgiaProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgiaProtests</span></a></p><p><a href="https://civil.ge/archives/673981" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">civil.ge/archives/673981</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>